Urinary tract infections in women with bacterial vaginosis

O H Harmanli; G Y Cheng; P Nyirjesy; A Chatwani; J P Gaughan

doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00632-8

Urinary tract infections in women with bacterial vaginosis

Obstet Gynecol. 2000 May;95(5):710-2. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00632-8.

Authors

O H Harmanli¹, G Y Cheng, P Nyirjesy, A Chatwani, J P Gaughan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA. harmanli@vm.temple.edu

PMID: 10775734
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00632-8

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the risk of urinary tract infections in women with bacterial vaginosis.

Methods: One hundred twenty-nine women who presented for routine gynecologic examinations were evaluated for bacterial vaginosis and urinary tract infections between June 1998 and March 1999.

Results: Sixty-seven women had bacterial vaginosis and 62 women did not. Fifteen women with bacterial vaginosis (22.4%) had urinary tract infections, compared with six (9.7%) of those without it. Bacterial vaginosis was associated with an increased risk of urinary tract infections (odds ratio 2.79; 95% confidence interval 1.05, 8.33).

Conclusion: Women with bacterial vaginosis are at increased risk for urinary tract infections.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Urinary Tract Infections / etiology*
Vaginosis, Bacterial / complications*